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Instead, it allows agencies the option of negotiated deals in which they commit to ensuring certain river flows for the environment and contribute funds for projects that restore habitat for fish in the Delta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The chancellor added that giving them the opportunity to "fulfil their potential" and contribute to the economy can help the government "bring the welfare bill down in the long-term".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Removing the conventional anode eliminates material that would otherwise contribute to the battery's overall weight and thickness.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Safran is seeking to contribute to this fuel savings with its wing actuators.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
I needed to contribute to my family's survival any way I could.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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To diversify some of this exposure and protect against a lasting downturn in the sector, Lerner advocates the U.K. equity market where tech contributes less than 1% of the aggregate CFROI.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
The cost of healthcare greatly contributes to how much seniors spend every year, but rapidly growing prices also affect the disparity between the CPI-W and CPI-E, Mary Johnson said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
And as we explore on the latest episode of ‘Acquired’, it was this exact decision that contributes to “Seinfeld’s” astonishing relevance today, three decades after it aired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
However, further studies are needed to determine how broadly this mechanism operates and whether it directly contributes to these diseases.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
“Hasn’t it occurred to you that that’s exactly how Erastis contributes to the cause? By remaining in the Library, studying the Book?”
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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Consumer spending remains healthy and contributed 2.52 percentage points to the third-quarter GDP increase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Booming business investment, low layoffs and low unemployment have also contributed to the uptick in the economy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Laser techniques developed at TU Wien in the 1990s contributed to advances recognized by the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
For Wolves, Sunderland and Leicester there was considerable turmoil on and off the pitch which contributed to their demise.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Most of it he contributed anonymously to the monks of a local monastery—humble ascetics who had dedicated their lives to raising German police dogs.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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Also contributing to the slowdown in hiring was a cycle of interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve starting in 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Some of that oxygen could then be released, potentially contributing to chemical reactions that increase the oxidation of the upper mantle, Earth's crust, and eventually the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
According to Federal Election Commission records, he has had five itemized donors for the general election, contributing $5,400.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The coroner's office had said crews treated a woman in "cardiac arrest" and her autopsy showed "no signs of trauma" contributing to her death.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
“You’re not contributing anything here. On the contrary, you’re in the way.”
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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